Java API Engineer – Low-Latency FIX & Cloud

Requirements

• Experience with developing external APIs

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• A continuous improvement mentality, experience with coding using AI

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• Identifies development risks and builds mitigations

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• Around 5 years of Java development experience

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• Strong concurrent/multithreaded programming skills

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• Experience with asynchronous systems (streaming, messaging)

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• Experience using the Spring Framework

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• Linux proficiency, including shell scripting

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• Experience with cloud (ideally AWS)

What the job involves

• You’ll be at the heart of IG’s institutional growth strategy—building the APIs that traders rely on every day

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• Your work directly enables IG Prime to onboard new clients, expand into new markets, and deliver the low-latency, reliable connectivity that institutional traders demand

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• You’ll help grow the product offering by designing and delivering new API capabilities that meet evolving client needs

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• Whether you’re shipping new features, hardening existing services, or collaborating with stakeholders to solve integration challenges, your contributions will have a real impact

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• Develop and maintain IG’s FIX APIs

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• Help deliver the IG Prime division’s product roadmap of new functionality

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• Provide technical support to IG’s clients and FIX Support teams when required

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• Monitor and manage FIX API services with a focus on performance, reliability, and resilience

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• Collaborate with business stakeholders to improve processes and deliver excellent service

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• Build test harnesses and increase automation across the FIX platform

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